Gianni Pittella

Giovanni Saverio Furio "Gianni" Pittella (born 19 November 1958) is an Italian politician who is serving as the mayor of Lauria since 2021. Like his father and younger brother, Pittella began his political career in the Italian Socialist Party. He and his brother later joined the Labour Federation and the Democrats of the Left within the centre-left coalition, at that time known as The Olive Tree. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1996 to 1999. In 2007, the Pittellas were among the founding members of the Democratic Party.